1. Introduction -- 2. Computational geodesy -- 3. Reference systems and coordinate transformations -- 4. Basics of map projection -- 5. Algorithms for rectification of geometric distortions -- 6. Differential geometric principles and operators -- 7. Computational geometry and its application to GIS -- 8. Spatial interpolation techniques -- 9. Spatial statistical methods -- 10. An introduction to bathymetry -- 11. Spatial analysis of bathymetric data and sea GIS -- 12. Measurements and analysis using GIS -- 13. Appendix A -- 14. Appendix B -- 15. Glossary of GIS terms.